I provide ICT, VLE and e-Learning support in a
secondary school in Bolton, England. I’m
passionate about ICT innovation and actively
engaged in the development of learning
applications and resources
I’m also a postgraduate student at the
University of Manchester. My blog is
www.learning-ict.com
Karl's Top 10 Tools as at 5 August 2008
Google: The
starting point of web research. High quality and
pertinent search results
Wikipedia:
Excellent, accessible and accurate. Another starting point
for web research.
Camtasia: The
best screen cast software bar none. Simple to use and
excellent features. Makes the creation of professional
quality, engaging content a cinch.
Adobe Flash: The
best tool to create interactive content. Initial learning
curve is steep but it is worth the effort to get to grips
with.
Google Docs: A
realistic alternative to ‘traditional’ Office application
suites. The ability to collaborate makes Google Docs a
winner.
Audacity: Does
everything you need to record and edit audio. Easy to use,
another winner!
PowerPoint:
Very easy to use but with enough features to allow the
creation of more elaborate learning resources
Wordle:
A great, simple and fun to use web application. Changes the
way you view passages of text, quite literally!!
Twitter: A truly
wonderful micro blogging tool. Fantastic for brainstorming
and rapid sharing of thoughts, ideas, links etc
Skype: Instant
Messaging, VoIP and Video Conferencing in one simple to use
package.
